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Man dies after dirt collapses on him while making repairs at Spokane Valley home

UPDATED: Mon., May 15, 2017

A man was killed early Monday morning while installing new plumbing under his Spokane Valley home. The man, whose identity has not been released, was working head first in a hole he had dug next to his home’s foundation when it collapsed, trapping him inside, said Melanie Rose, spokeswoman for Spokane Valley Fire Department.

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Missing Coeur d’Alene man found dead Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., May 14, 2017

A Coeur d’Alene man

News >  Spokane

At Gonzaga commencement, speaker Sherman Alexie tells graduates: Remember your promises

UPDATED: Sun., May 14, 2017

Sherman Alexie, a renowned Native American novelist, poet and filmmaker who grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, gave the keynote address for this year’s Gonzaga undergraduate commencement ceremony Sunday morning.

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News >  Crime/Public Safety

Brother of patient who died in Eastern State Hospital suing for wrongful death

UPDATED: Thu., May 11, 2017

The brother of a patient who broke his neck and died under the care of Eastern State Hospital staff is suing the hospital for wrongful death.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane County Sheriff’s detectives investigating suspicious death of woman north of Mead

UPDATED: Thu., May 11, 2017

The death of a female in her late 40s is being investigated as “suspicious in nature” by Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Detectives.

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School and wildlife officials shoo moose away from north Spokane elementary school

UPDATED: Thu., May 11, 2017

A moose moseyed through the Hillyard neighborhood this morning, prompting school officials at Regal Elementary to keep a watchful eye in case she came too close to children.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Spokane honors fallen officers at 30th annual memorial ceremony, unveils K-9 memorial

UPDATED: Tue., May 9, 2017

Two names have been added to the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Spokane, and a new memorial has been added to honor K9s who have died in the line of duty.

News >  Spokane

Man shot by police after stabbing himself, threatening others in northeast Spokane is identified

UPDATED: Tue., May 9, 2017

The man who

News >  Spokane

Coeur d’Alene man convicted of murdering 17-month-old stepson

UPDATED: Mon., May 8, 2017

A jury convicted Joseph J. Davis of murdering his stepson after five hours of deliberations Friday evening.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man arrested after attempting to shoot at officers ‘at least four times’ with a handgun

UPDATED: Mon., May 8, 2017

A man who was forcing his girlfriend to drive her car at gunpoint attempted to shoot at police in north Spokane early Sunday morning.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man who stabbed himself and reportedly threatened others shot by police in north Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., May 8, 2017

Police shot a man who was stabbing himself and reportedly threatening others Sunday evening in northeast Spokane.

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The music of Bloomsday: Along the course, bands compete to spur runners on

UPDATED: Sun., May 7, 2017

This may not be Philadelphia and you may not feel like Sylvester Stallone in his fighting prime when you make the second-to-last turn in Bloomsday on to Broadway Avenue. But once you hear the the “Rocky” theme song, you are on the homestretch.

News >  Spokane

From packed to pristine: the work of cleaning up after Bloomsday

UPDATED: Sun., May 7, 2017

As the last wave of Bloomsday runners and walkers – or Bloomies, as the moniker goes – slowly crossed the finish line after the 7

News >  Spokane

38,748 turn out for Bloomsday 2017

UPDATED: Sun., May 7, 2017

Bloomsday 2017 welcomes runners with rain and sun.

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Spokane County’s newest judge, Tony Hazel, sworn in with support from Steve Gleason, Adam Morrison

UPDATED: Fri., May 5, 2017

Tony Hazel was sworn in as Spokane County’s newest Superior Court judge.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Jurors hear testimony in fatal 2015 shooting case

UPDATED: Wed., May 3, 2017

Jurors heard testimony Wednesday that a bullet to the back killed 45-year-old William Poindexter on July 2015 in the East Central neighborhood.

News >  Spokane

Wrongful death lawsuit filed against suspect in Lake Coeur d’Alene boat crash

UPDATED: Wed., May 3, 2017

The family of Justin Luhr has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Spokane Superior Court against Dennis Magner, the man suspected of driving a boat that crashed into Luhr’s boat on Lake Coeur d’Alene last summer, killing him and his two passengers.

News >  Business

Realtors’ Open House Weekend has its roots in Washington state

Sat., April 29, 2017

To find the origin of Open House Weekend in the United States, look no further than the housing market crash of 2008, which marked the largest home price drop in history.

News >  Spokane

Spokane dentist uses Boy Scout skills to save motorcyclist whose leg was severed in hit-and-run

UPDATED: Fri., April 28, 2017

Spokane crash leaves motorcyclist holding severed leg in his hands after hit and run.

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Private landowner sues bulldozer owner for scraping road into South Hill bluff

Thu., April 27, 2017

The owner of about 50 acres of forested land along High Drive Bluff is suing a contractor blamed for digging out dozens of trees and scraping a milelong road into the forested South Hill bluff below Bernard Street.

News >  Spokane

Neighbors relieved as drug house boarded up after years of complaints

UPDATED: Wed., April 26, 2017

A well-known “nuisance home” in North Spokane was shuttered Tuesday morning – its windows and doors boarded up and its occupants forced to leave – after years of complaints from neighbors and a year and half of intervention from police.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutor rules Spokane police officer justified in deadly January shooting

UPDATED: Tue., April 25, 2017

The Spokane County Prosecutors Office has decided not to file criminal charges against the officer who shot and killed Dexter Dumarce early this year.

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Patient files malpractice lawsuit claiming she fell from Holy Family operating table during surgery

UPDATED: Mon., April 24, 2017

A woman who claims she fell from an operating table while unconscious during surgery is suing Providence Holy Family Hospital and two doctors for medical malpractice.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

More than 100 Avista customers in Spokane Valley lose power after pickup knocks over power pole

UPDATED: Mon., April 24, 2017

About 115 Avista Utilities customers are without power after a truck hit a power pole in Spokane Valley this morning. A man driving a Dodge Durango crashed into a power pole at the intersection of Maringo Drive and Farr Road at about 7:30 a.m., knocking it over and cutting off power to multiple homes in the area. Spokane Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Gregory said an initial investigation indicates that the driver may have fallen asleep behind the wheel.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman arrested after neighbor stabbed in the face on Spokane’s South Hill

UPDATED: Sun., April 23, 2017

A woman was arrested after allegedly stabbing her neighbor in the face on Spokane's South Hill Saturday evening.